The St. Mark Catholic School in Wilmington raised $12,318.25 for the school’s Lenten service project, which will go toward feeding students in third-world countries.
Behind the leadership of sixth-grade teacher Shelby Hamilton, the school selected Mary’s Meals as the organization the study body would support as part of its “Our Faith in Action” fundraiser over the Lenten season. With their fundraising, the students will be able to feed 631 third-world school children for one full year. The fundraising total beats the goal of feeding 502 students, which matches the number of students in the school.
Mary’s Meal is an organization that provides meals to students in underdeveloped countries at a cost of $20 a year per student. – Terry Lane
